Window-cleaner



No. 6I6,504. Patented Dec. 27, 1898.

' H. STEWART.

wmnow CLEANER.-

(Appiication flied Aug. 11, 1898.)

(No Model.)

NTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HUGH STEIVART, OF FORT IVAYNE, INDIANA.

WINDOW-CLEAN ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 616,504, dated December27, 1898.

Application filed August 11, 1898. Serial No. 688,378. (No model.)

To (6 whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HUGH STEWART,a citizen of the United States,residing at Fort lVayne, in the county of Allen and State of Indiana,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cleaners forW'indows,&e. and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in devices for cleaningwindows,floors,an l other surfaces, and has for its object theproduction of an efficient device of this character possessingadvantages in point of simplicity of construction and durability.

The invention consists of the construction and relative arrangement ofparts composing the improved cleaning device, all of which ishereinafter fully and clearly described, and specifically set forth inthe concluding claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,Figure l is a perspective view of the cleaning device. Fig. 2 is abottom plan view, partly broken away. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectionalview on line 3 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view on line 44 of Fig. 3.

Referring to the said drawings by letter, A denotes a easing,preferablyof triangular form in cross-section and constituting a reservoir forwater, which is supplied through the opening controlled by the closure1). The casing is attached to a handle a through the medium of a ferrulec, and to strengthen such attachment the ferrule is passed through bothof the side walls of the casing and secured by soldering or otherwise,as shown more clearly in Fig. e.

In the bottom a of the casing are a plurality of fine openings d a,through which the water is discharged, said openings being preferablyformed by punching in a manner to bring the roughened edges of theopenings undermost, for a purpose presently to be explained. Theopenings occupy the central portion of the casing-bottom for its entirelength, and between this central portion and the edges are longitudinalgrooves a (L The cloth or mop cl is placed over the casing-bottom and issecured in position by means of rods e e, which are pivotally attachedto one end of the casing at e in alinement with the grooves a wherebysaid rods, when in securing position, force the cloth or mop into thegrooves and effectually hold it in place. The rods 6 at their other endare provided with locking means in the nature of a pivoted hasp 8 whichhas at its outer end arounded shoulder eiadapted to engage a similarshoulder a at the top of the casing. The rods are of spring metal, and aslight upward pressure at their outer end enables the ready engagementor disengagement of the hasp. In addition to the means described forsecuring the cloth or mop in place are the roughened edges of theopenings at, which penetrate the fabric and thereby precludedisplacement of the latter.

At the side of the casing opposite the hau dle and near the lower casingedge are two flanges f f, between which is removably placed a strip g,of rubber or other suitable material, said strip serving as the meansfor wiping the washed window or other surface. The flanges ff arepreferably formed by bending a strip of sheet metal to U form, and

the flange f is braced by the additional bend f which is soldered at itslower end to the casing side.

In the operation of the invention the cloth or mop is secured in placeand the reservoir filled with water. The device is then manipulated towash the surface to be cleaned, and whether such surface be in avertical ora horizontal plane the casing-bottom will be so disposed asto allow of water passing through the openings and percolating throughthe cloth or mop-body. In this Way throughout the entire washingoperation clean water is constantly supplied, and should the contents ofthe reservoir become exhausted the latter may be easily refilled withoutdisturbing the cloth.

The peculiar form of the casing permits of the device being used toeffectually clean corners and other portions of surfaces heretoforeinaccessible to appliances of this character, and owing to the numberand location of water-discharge openings the cloth or mop is evenlysaturated and the efficiency of the device thereby greatly enhanced.

In using the wiper g the device must be inverted, the result being thatthe perforated bottom is brought uppermost and the water in thereservoir is prevented from flowing therefrom, as will be understood.

My improved cleaning device is very simple in construction. Hence it maybe cheaply made. Moreover, the parts being fewin nu mber there is noliability to disorder.

I claim as my invention- 1. Acleaning devicecor'nprisingareservoircasing provided throughout its bottom with fineperforations, and provided with longitudinal grooves at the sides of theperforated portion, a cloth or mop, spring-rods pivoted at one end to anend of the casing and adapt-' ed to force the cloth or mop into saidgrooves, a hasp pivoted to the other end of the rods and provided at itsupper end with a shoulder adapted to engage a shoulder on thecasing-top, and a handle-ferrule passed through and secured at bothsides .of the casing, substantially as described.

2. A cleaning device com prising a reservoircasing of substantiallytriangular form in cross-section provided throughout its bottom Withfine perforations having roughened edges presented outwardly, andprovided with longitudinal grooves at the sides of the perforatedportion, a cloth or mop, springrods pivoted at one end to an end of thecasing and adapted to force the cloth or mop into the grooves and intoengagement with the roughened edges of the perforations, a hasp pivotedto the other end of the rods and provided with a shoulder adapted toengage a shoulder on the casing-top, flanges at one side of the casingnear its lower end, one of the flanges being braced, and a rubber orother Wiper between. the flanges, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HUGH STEYVART'.

Vitnesses: V

N. CARL SCHILLING, E. W. COOK.

